Morton was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
[1] In the early 1960s, he was the lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist of the group, the Four Pennies.
[2] Morton and his group appeared seven times on the BBC Television music charts programme, Top of the Pops.
From April 1968 to December 1977, he was a regular presenter on the pre-school children's programme Play School.
He was formerly married to the actress, Julia Foster, for five years, with whom he had a daughter Emily.